How To Install A Drop Ceiling (Basic Overview)

[@alexgraham6657]

This should be helpful. I'm installing my first drop ceiling soon.

[@user-nn3zq3bm8q]

We also have a DVD available for sale if you are interested. You can go to the website @ www.strictlyceilings.com for more details.Thanks-Tim

[@samratsingh3537]

How much is the general spacing between main ceiling and false ceiling in commercial complex, considering the spaces for lights, electrical wiring and Ac ducts and beams.

[@inoutfix6409]

great presentation! I will use this to reference.

[@willowbe4747]

The celing tiles that are clear are impossible to cut without cracking them. I am so frustrated!

[@dogsareawomansbestfriend]

My drop ceiling was removed. BIG MISTAKE. I need it to be put back on!

[@jimmyreid6516]

Very informative

[@user-nn3zq3bm8q]

Thanks!

[@billconnelly4459]

GREAT VIDEO Thanks!!!

[@matejmazur01]

Thank you!

[@raycalladine2501]

How can you do it if you have a metal roof above it in like a patio

[@user-nn3zq3bm8q]

You have to screw to the joists. If there are none then you have to install some.

[@louisguppy5175]

Very useful. Thanks.

[@joadhenry]

what is the bare minimum I could get away with for clearance to take tiles in and out of the grid in a basement install, I'd be willing to shunt a few edge tiles in from the middle if I had to?

[@jeremypremeau6856]

It depends on the thickness of the tile. Measure the height of the grid and add the thickness of the tile to that plus maybe a quarter inch to allow enough clearance above the grid to move the tile up and over.

[@joadhenry]

@@jeremypremeau6856 thank you!

[@aslammoalimoali2107]

nice video

[@SavonDavon]

Question for you, if you are installing a drop ceiling with a 'sunken in' (sunken up towards the existing ceiling) panel how do you end against the wall if you gave to cut the panel?

[@user-nn3zq3bm8q]

If the panel is mineral fiber, then you need to kerf the edge of the panel by scribing it first.If the panel is plastic it would depend on whether the panel sits below the grid or not. If it doesn't sit below the grid there is no way to avoid the gaps you will see due to the profile of the panel. Typically in that situation you would install a flat panel for the border tiles. Most companies who sell the raised profile panels also sell the matching flat border panels. I have revealed plastic panel with a large profile but it is very time consuming. -Tim

[@SavonDavon]

www.strictlyceilings.com thanks so much for the reply! Great videos. We just installed a whole drop ceiling for the first time for a customer and it came out beautiful thanks to your videos!

[@DennisMathias]

Can you put a drop ceiling in a garage?

[@user-nn3zq3bm8q]

Yes, We have done many of them. Be sure to clip the tiles on the backside. You may want to use a vinyl faced gypsum tile for weight and moisture resistance. -Tim

[@roarproductionsstudio]

may I know the ceiling made of which material?

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[@soumilinon]

Why do you install on 4ft. centers when using 2ft x 2ft tiles? You use 12 ft. then cross with 4ft. then cross with 2ft. !! Why not use 12ft. mains on 2ft. centers,then 2ft. t`s every 2ft. ? It`s easier ,stronger, less parts ,same cost!!!

[@user-nn3zq3bm8q]

It's more time consuming to do it with Mains 2' on center. Twice as many support wires to install and they get in the way when installing tile.

[@soumilinon]

@@user-nn3zq3bm8q So putting a 1 12ft. is more time consuming than 6 2ft. T`s, how is that possible??

[@user-nn3zq3bm8q]

Because you have to install fasteners every 4' on center down the lineal length of the main. If your room is only 12x12 it isn't a big deal but when doing rooms that are 1000 -5000 sq ft or more. This would be very time consuming and uneccessary because installing a 4' tee is much faster than installing fasteners, wires and leveling a main. Not to mention some grid layouts require the grid to be cross-hatched for a particular lighting layout. Lastly, if the grid is installed 4" or less to the wood joists installing the tiles is more difficult with all those wires up there. The less the better. Good Luck- Tim

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